Cowboy Style

Dame Nevada

Last night, during the first performance of the 30th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, Waddie Mitchell debuted the poem he wrote in celebration of the state’s 150th anniversary of statehood. A native Nevadan, Mitchell was named the Honorary Poet of the Silver State’s Sesquicentennial.

Last night, during the first performance of the 30th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, Waddie Mitchell debuted the poem he wrote in celebration of the state’s 150th anniversary of statehood. A native Nevadan, Mitchell was named the Honorary Poet of the Silver State’s Sesquicentennial. Below is an excerpt from last night and the full poem further down the page.